Industrial Designer

Role Overview

Design Observer is seeking a part-time contract Industrial Designer to join its Orange County studio in Irvine, CA. The role is suited to someone with 1 to 2 years of hands-on industrial design experience who wants to contribute to an award-winning product design and development team.

What You’ll Do

In this position, you will support product development across the full design cycle, from early ideation through engineering handoff. The work spans concept creation, visual communication, and development support for a variety of cutting-edge products.

Project Areas

You may work on a diverse mix of products, including consumer audio devices, IoT solutions, compact appliances, and medical devices. The studio focuses on creating products that influence how people interact both physically and emotionally.

Design Deliverables

Your output will include trend boards, concept sketches, renderings, CMF drawings, product research materials, and presentation-ready assets for engineering and stakeholder review.

Studio Environment

The company describes the workplace as energetic, creative, and varied, with a multifaceted design process and a team-oriented culture. The studio is located near the beaches, adding to the overall work setting.

Skills and Strengths

Strong sketching and visualization ability is important, along with solid 3D modeling and rendering skills. A willingness to learn new design methods and emerging technologies is also valued.

Experience Requirement

This opportunity is intended for an industrial designer with 1 to 2 years of relevant professional experience.